Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Six cycling events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome
Cycling at the Games of the I Olympiad | |
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New Phaleron Stadium in 1896 | |
Venues | Athens and surrounding area Neo Phaliron Velodrome |
Date | 8, 11–13 April 1896 |
Competitors | 19 from 5 nations |
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics, six cycling events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Cycling. Events were held on 8 April, 11 April, 12 April and 13 April 1896. Nineteen cyclists, all men, from five nations competed.[1]
Medal summary
These medals were retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award. Every nation won at least a silver medal, with three winning golds.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Road race details | Aristidis Konstantinidis Greece | August von Gödrich Germany | Edward Battell Great Britain |
Track time trial details | Paul Masson France | Stamatios Nikolopoulos Greece | Adolf Schmal Austria |
Sprint details | Paul Masson France | Stamatios Nikolopoulos Greece | Léon Flameng France |
10 kilometres details | Paul Masson France | Léon Flameng France | Adolf Schmal Austria |
100 kilometres details | Léon Flameng France | Georgios Kolettis Greece | none awarded |
12-hour race details | Adolf Schmal Austria | Frederick Keeping Great Britain | none awarded |
Participating nations
A total of 19 cyclists from five nations competed at the Athens Games:
- Austria (1)
- France (2)
- Germany (5)
- Great Britain (2)
- Greece (9)(*)
(*) NOTE: Including one cyclist (Nikos Loverdos) from Smyrna who competed for Greece.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Greece | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
Sub-Committee for Cycling
- Nicolas Vlangalis, president
- Const. Bellinis, secretary
- S. Mavros
- Nic. Kontojiannis
- Mar Philipp
- Jac. Theophilas
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in cycling (men)
- List of Olympic medalists in cycling (women)
References
- ^ "Cycling: 1896 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
External links
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
- Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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